dint

Example Sentences

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Mr. Harkins insists that he is “not really special,” but he can be said to speak for his fellow officers by dint of family history.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A lot of previous attempts in that area have just failed completely, either by dint of economics or through legal challenges,” Sherkow continued.

From New York Times

The character is indeed oppressed, but he is also an invasive presence on the island — a native by dint of his mother’s banishment who would himself be conqueror, given half a chance.

From Los Angeles Times

A final court hearing on Sheikh Jarrah was set to coincide with Jerusalem Day, when Jews celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem by dint of the capture of East Jerusalem in 1967.

From Seattle Times

But striated caracaras — colloquially known as Johnny rooks — are special by dint of their rarity and their far-flung homeland.

From Washington Post